Japarov Orders Doubling of Kayaking Funding

Athlete Erlan Sultangaziev asked President Sadyr Japarov to support the development of kayaking on Issyk-Kul. According to him, there are many young people with high potential in the region, but there is not enough funding to buy equipment and develop the sport in general.

Sultangaziev noted that "currently 4 million som a year is allocated, and that is only for training camps," and added that he is asking for the volume of allocated funds to be increased at least 2-3 times.

Sadyr Japarov instructed the relevant bodies to double the funding — from 4 to 8 million som — and also to improve the condition of the training base.

This year Erlan Sultangaziev won a silver medal at the Asian Canoe Sprint Championships in China.